MT · River
Cottonwood Creek
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
- Minor period16:38–17:38
- Major period20:22–22:22
- Minor period01:06–02:06
- Major period08:57–10:57
Moonrise 01:36 · Moonset 17:08 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Cutthroat Trout · 1,350 · 0Jun 25, 2005
- Rainbow Trout · 525 · 9.2000000000000011Jun 1, 1995
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 9.2000000000000011Jun 23, 1993
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 8.5Jun 2, 1992
- Rainbow Trout · 504 · 9.4000000000000004Jul 2, 1991
- Rainbow Trout · 504 · 8.8000000000000007Jun 27, 1990
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 9Jul 6, 1989
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 8.9000000000000004Jun 16, 1988
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 8.3000000000000007Jun 25, 1987
- Rainbow Trout · 523 · 9Jul 21, 1986
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 8Jul 1, 1985
- Rainbow Trout · 503 · 8Jul 6, 1984
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 9Jul 6, 1983
- Rainbow Trout · 509 · 8Jul 19, 1982
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 10Jul 10, 1981
- Rainbow Trout · 585 · 10Jun 10, 1980
- Rainbow Trout · 501 · 9Jul 5, 1979
- Rainbow Trout · 509 · 11Aug 7, 1978
- Rainbow Trout · 502 · 9Jun 22, 1977
- Rainbow Trout · 527 · 9Jun 8, 1976
- Rainbow Trout · 504 · 9Jul 24, 1975
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 10Jul 24, 1974
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 11Jul 9, 1973
- Rainbow Trout · 586 · 10Jul 10, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 591 · 8Jul 19, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 652 · 8Jul 12, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 382 · 10Jul 13, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 612 · 9Jun 2, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 408 · 9Jun 2, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 1,071 · 9Jul 17, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 1,713 · 9Jul 8, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 1,224 · 9Aug 1, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 1,224 · 10Jul 10, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 632 · 8Jul 19, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 2,500 · 8Jun 13, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 7Aug 12, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 1,020 · 10Jul 26, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 2,754 · 9Jun 28, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 2,072 · 8Aug 11, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 690 · 10Aug 5, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 1,836 · 9Jul 23, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 3,300 · 8Jun 29, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 2,142 · 9Jun 8, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 8Jul 24, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 1,840 · 9Jun 26, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 1,800 · 9Jun 17, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 1,024 · 7Jul 27, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 2,400 · 8Jul 17, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 1,740 · 0Aug 4, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 1,624 · 0Jun 23, 1961
What to throw
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
Brook Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout
Brown Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → twitched at dawn near cover natural shad jerkbait
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brown trout
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Cottonwood Creek — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Lake Sutherlin · Rainbow Trout · 140 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Moose Creek 5 mi
- East Fork Blacktail Deer Creek 6 mi
- West Fork Blacktail Deer Creek 6 mi
- Price Creek 7 mi
- Bull Creek 8 mi
- Divide Creek 9 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Angels Creek · CA
- Antelope Creek · CA
- Antelope Lake · CA
- Ash Creek · CA
- Atascadero Lake · CA
- Avocado Lake · CA
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